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Religious diversity: rethinking religion
History & The Arts

Religious diversity: rethinking religion

...course will also give you a taste of the Open University course A227 Exploring religion: places, practices, texts and experiences. This short free course focuses on a selection of religious places and practices in London. However, the full course explores religion in a more global context, with a focus on how religion is actually lived and practiced...Religious ......
Introducing music research
History & The Arts

Introducing music research

...music research provides you with insights into the wide variety of possibilities for studying music at postgraduate level. In this free course you will explore diverse musical topics through four themes: inclusions and exclusions, practice, technology, and community. You will encounter music from different times, places and genres while being introduced a range of...
Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Veiling
History & The Arts

Veiling

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course A332 Why is religion controversial?...Veiling: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: demonstrate skills in the analysis of visual and material expressions of religion understand the role of material culture within religious rituals and practices recognise the complexity and...
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Why study languages?
Languages

Why study languages?

...course is an introduction to the differences in culture and language about which we all need to be aware. There are 10 independent sections: any selection of them can be studied in any order. Some are about why knowledge of other languages and cultures can be important; others are about what it's like to study a foreign language or to have a career using a foreign...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Listening to young children: supporting transition
Education & Development

Listening to young children: supporting transition

...Open University course E229 Listening to young children: critical reflections...Listening to young children: supporting transition: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: discuss how listening to children as they prepare for and experience transition can help them to make meaning of their new situation outline the discontinuities that...
Practice supervision and assessment in nursing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Practice supervision and assessment in nursing

...Open University's Nursing and Healthcare courses and qualifications....Practice supervision and assessment in nursing: Introduction - Welcome to this free course, Practice supervision and assessment in nursing, which provides you with the opportunity to develop your skills and understanding of the newly defined roles for supervisory practice as indicated within the...
An introduction to leadership for school governors (Wales)
Education & Development

An introduction to leadership for school governors (Wales)

...Badged Open Course is part of a collection of training resources for school governors in Wales...Welcome This course provides a brief introduction to the field of educational leadership. You can also access the other courses in this collection: Inclusive education: knowing what we mean and Teamwork: an introduction for school governors. The course ......
Getting started with Italian 2
Languages

Getting started with Italian 2

...opening and closing of shops and services. The course offers interactive activities which will allow you to practise your listening and speaking skills, and there are quizzes so that you can test your learning...In the free course, Getting started with Italian 2, you will learn and practise how to ask and say the time in Italian. This will include learning and practising...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs